Nursing is more than just a profession. In a world often characterized by turbulence—be it in healthcare, social issues, or personal challenges—nursing stands as a pillar of support, embodying the concept of buoyancy. Just as buoyancy allows objects to float, nursing enables individuals and communities to rise above adversity, fostering hope and healing in the process.

At its core, nursing is a profession grounded in compassion, dedication, and resilience. Nurses are the first line of support in healthcare settings, offering not just medical care, but emotional sustenance to patients and their families. They navigate the complexities of human health with skill, empathy, and an unwavering commitment to improving lives. This unique combination makes nursing a vital force in maintaining the overall health of societies.

Nurses are often the unsung heroes during crises—be it a natural disaster, a pandemic, or a personal health emergency. They possess the ability to remain calm under pressure, ensuring that patients receive the care they need. Their presence provides a sense of stability and security, much like buoyancy does for an object in water. By creating a safe and nurturing environment, nurses help individuals feel supported, encouraging recovery and resilience.

Beyond physical care, the emotional support nurses provide is invaluable. They listen, advocate, and comfort, helping patients navigate their fears and uncertainties. This aspect of nursing is akin to the buoyant force that lifts spirits, allowing individuals to feel understood and valued. In a world where mental health is increasingly recognized as essential to overall well-being, the role of nurses in providing psychological support is more crucial than ever.

As healthcare continues to evolve, the role of nursing will only become more significant. Innovations in technology, changes in patient demographics, and emerging health challenges will require nurses to adapt and grow. However, the foundational qualities of compassion and resilience will remain constant, ensuring that nursing continues to serve as a buoy in the ever-changing sea of global health.

Clinical by definition is anything relating to the observation and treatment of actual patients and not only theory or laboratory work. Therefore, it is concluded that nursing overarches all the clinical areas. While specialties are available also for nursing, yet, nursing as caring health personnel will sense the duty to embrace the work in all clinical setting. Furthermore, clinical is not merely means to be inside the healthcare institution, but also in the community where “healthy” people may be found wanting of health education or even treatment outside healthcare facilities.

This edition, Klabat Journal of Nursing again presented to both scholar and non-scholar communities the updated studies relating to all clinical areas overached by nursing, both for the patients, communities of all settings and also to improve the nurses and student nurses themselves, making it possible to attain higher steps in providing quality care locally and globally.

Nursing has been continuously evolving from the beginning of its conception until recent development of these decades. Shifting from the traditional view of nursing, the modern view of nursing has shifted and expanded its wings from the community-based, healthcare institutional-based, educational-based and even penetrating industrial-based profession. This great extent of covering areas demanding for a nursing researcher role in its professional nature. This volume of Klabat Journal of Nursing presented the selected evidence-based research articles encompassing the ever-evolving nature of nursing profession.

After the COVID-19 pandemic, all levels of lifespan in the society encounter different challenges of changes to the "old normal" since new normal has taken place for a quite time that had shaped the norm in acceptable ways. Nursing is not immune to the challenges, thus, to rebound in the previous ways of caring, standard operating procedures, health protocols and other related aspects of nursing practice requires new evidence-based investigations to prove whether the old styles are still relevant. Therefore, to facilitate the rebound of nursing care, Klabat Journal of Nursing publishes selected studies to offers fresh evidence-based arguments to support and re-shape the nursing practice in various field of its branch.

As the COVID-19 has started to dwindle, the Faculty of Nursing Universitas Klabat is now ready to start "a New Start". 

In the midst of uncertainty of COVID-19 spread and the global losses resulted consequently, professional nurse leaders need to be certain in assuring nurses' well‐being and quality care of patients in their healthcare organization now and the aftermath of the pandemic. Therefore, as a form of support to the nursing workers, the Klabat Journal of Nursing publishes selected researches related to the nursing profession in the academic and practical fields.

The Klabat Nursing Journal (KJN) has successfully sent selected papers to its readers and around the world. As we begin the second year of KJN in Open Journal Systems, we are also preparing the next steps to strengthen the credibility and sustainability of KJN in the world of publishing research.

Hang in with us. Pray with us. Grow with us.

Edisi perdana Klabat Journal or Nursing (KJN) ini memuat artikel hasil penelitian yang terdiri dari bidang Keperawatan Medikal Bedah, Anak, Komunitas, Manajemen, maupun Geriatrik.

In this issue, we publish several articles related to our calling, not limited to, as a Care Provider. We also published related research done by fellow nurses from other places.